Barcelona risk losing teenage defensive target as Manchester United join transfer race
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8-second readBarcelona risk losing ground in their pursuit of Ruud Nijstad after Manchester United stepped up their interest in the highly rated FC Twente centre-back, as per reports relayed by SPORT.
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Barcelona risk losing ground in their pursuit of Ruud Nijstad after Manchester United stepped up their interest in the highly rated FC Twente centre-back, as per reports relayed by SPORT.
The Catalan club explored a deal for the 18-year-old last summer and offered close to €8 million, only for Twente to reject the proposal. With several English clubs including Manchester United now circling, Barcelona must decide whether to renew their efforts before the competition for one of the Netherlands’ most promising defensive prospects intensifies further.
According to the report, Manchester United have received encouraging scouting reports on Nijstad, whose potential has attracted attention at Old Trafford. They are far from alone in England as Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Brentford, Everton and Sunderland are also monitoring the defender.
At a glance
- Reporting status
- Rumour
- Original publisher
- Barca Universal ↗
- Source published
- Clubs covered
- Manchester United, Barcelona, FC Twente
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Source context
This brief is drawn from Barca Universal. The original report is linked below for its complete context.
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